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Window panel

Window panel

  • Place of origin:

    Tunisia (made)

  • Date:

    1883 (made)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    carved stucco

  • Museum number:

    1279-1883

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

Physical description

Carved stucco panel. Deeply incised with an elaborate strapwork design. Geometric shapes, created by the interstices of the strapwork, are filled with arabesque, floral or star designs. The deep incisions are carved at a downwards angle.

Place of Origin

Tunisia (made)

Date

1883 (made)

Materials and Techniques

carved stucco

Dimensions

Weight: 32 kg in wood frame and with glazing, Height: 95.5 cm, Width: 61 cm, Depth: 5 cm

Descriptive line

Deeply carved stucco panel with geometric strapwork pattern.

Labels and date

Window. Perforated stucco, filled in with coloured glass, Tunisian. 1883. H. 2 ft. 10 in., W. 18.5 in. Bought (Amsterdam Exhibition, 1883), 2l. 1279-1883.
[probably the original 19th-century label, framed with the object] []

Production Note

Made for the Amsterdam Exhibition of 1883

Materials

Stucco

Categories

Africa

Collection

Ceramics Collection

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